ACHIEVEability, a West Philadelphia-based non-profit, has declared its goal as, “breaking the cycle of poverty by helping low-income, single parent and homeless families to achieve self-sufficiency.” Their mission continues, “We believe that housing is a necessary first step to ending poverty, and we develop our own program housing to help stabilize families. We know that [...]
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ACHIEVEability’s Annual Gala Helps Low-Income And Homeless Families
Aired January 20th, 2012 on Celebrity Chefs and Events.0 CommentsWill 2012 Be The Year Of Andrew Little’s “New PA Dutch” Cuisine?
Aired January 3rd, 2012 on Celebrity Chefs, In The Burbs and Locavore.2 CommentsWatch the butter throne. It’s probably literally the worst day of the year to tell you about this — as one bite of this stuff could pretty much wreck every new year’s resolution diet plan you may have had — but look on the bright side: After all of that PSU unpleasantness, Heartland PA could [...]
Guy Fieri And Rachael Ray Team Up To Make Your TV Hell
Aired November 14th, 2011 on Celebrity Chefs and TV.2 CommentsPictured: The worst You know, sometimes the whole end of the world in 2012 thing doesn’t seem that ridiculous. Starting on January 1st, Rachael Ray and Guy Fieri will be premiering their new show, Rachael vs. Guy Celebrity Cook-Off on Food Network. On the show, the terrible twosome of Fieri and Ray will coach “celebrities” [...]
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GQ Talks To Marc Vetri About His Favorite Philadelphia Spots
Aired November 8th, 2011 on Celebrity Chefs.0 CommentsMarc Vetri of, well, Vetri spoke to the people over at GQ about some of his favorite spots in Philadelphia, including Hank’s Place in Chadds Ford, La Colombe, Silk City, and The Electric Factory. About Silk City, he says: Silk City has a really cool vibe. On one end, there’s this one little diner that [...]
Captain Freeshit: Win A Pair Of Tickets To See Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert At The Merriam Theater Tomorrow!
Aired November 1st, 2011 on Celebrity Chefs, Events and Free.0 CommentsWhen it comes to taking an inside look at the food world, few have made it more popular than Anthony Bourdain, and tomorrow, he and Eric Ripert (seen above enjoying some seafood in Chicago) are coming to the Merriam Theater (250 South Broad Street) to “share an evening of storytelling, providing the audience with a [...]
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Chef Solomonov, Lew Bryson And Our Publisher Get Freaky With “Beer Guru” David Dye
Aired September 22nd, 2011 on Beer, Celebrity Chefs and video.1 CommentYep, that would be Zahav/Percy St. BBQ’s Michael Solomonov, beer geek Lew Bryson and even our esteemed publisher, Joey Sweeney in this spoof spot for Philadelphia Brewing Co.‘s Broadcaster Brown Ale, made in celebration of the 20th anniversary of David Dye‘s World Cafe radio show. The beer, and accompanying spoof-y video, were unveiled last night [...]
Sampan’s Michael Schulson On The Today Show Tomorrow
Aired August 29th, 2011 on Asian Fusion, Celebrity Chefs and TV.0 CommentsSampan‘s Michael Schulson will be appearing on tomorrow’s edition of The Today Show. Schulson is no stranger to the camera, so the professionalism of the appearance will all depend on how much Kathy Lee and Hoda have had to drink at that point (we’re guessing a whole bunch).
Jose Garces To Appear On The Sunny Side Up Show
Aired August 17th, 2011 on Celebrity Chefs, Jose Garces, TV and Uncategorized.0 CommentsPBS Kids’ Sprout, a 24-hour preschool TV channel, is celebrating food week this upcoming week with some special guests. Next Tuesday, Iron Chef Jose Garces will be stopping by The Sunny Side Up Show for for a “Sunshine Chef” cook-off against Chica the Chicken. The Iron Chef-style showdown was filmed inside Garces’ own JG Domestic. [...]
Introducing: Zama’s Questlove Drum Roll
Aired August 1st, 2011 on Celebrity Chefs and Sushi.0 CommentsQuestlove the featured celebrity of Zama Sushi Bar’s (128 S. 19th Street) newest Celebrity Roll, the Questlove “Drum Roll”. The new signature item will be offered on Zama’s regular menu alongside other Celebrity Rolls. According to Zama, “The “Drum Roll” is inspired by Questlove’s Philadelphia cheesesteak, with a Japanese touch. The roll uses prime Washugyu [...]
“Thanksgiving In July” At Reading Terminal
Aired July 5th, 2011 on Celebrity Chefs, Events and Uncategorized.0 CommentsThis Thursday, Reading Terminal Market will be hosting “Thanksgiving in July.” From 11:00AM to 1:00PM in Center Court, local celebrity chefs will be doing cooking demonstrations and sharing culinary tips with the public for free. For a $5 donation you can try to food prepared by the chefs. All proceeds will go to Philabundance, MANNA [...]
